Around the Well

Around the Well
Compilation album by Iron & Wine
Released	May 19, 2009
Genre	folk rock
Length	92:11
Label	Sub Pop
Producer	Iron & Wine
Iron & Wine chronology
The Shepherd's Dog (2007) Around the Well (2009) Kiss Each Other Clean (2011)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The A. V. Club	B−[2]
BBC Music	favorable[3]
NME	(8/10)[4]
Pitchfork Media	(7.3/10)[5]
Rock Sound	[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
Spin	[8]

Around the Well is a compilation of out-of-print and previously unreleased tracks by the folk rock artist Iron & Wine, released on May 19, 2009.^[9] Iron & Wine toured in May 2009 in support of this release.^[10]

Track listing

Disc 1

1. "Dearest Forsaken" - 3:49
2. "Morning" - 2:41
3. "Loud as Hope" - 2:56
4. "Peng! 33" - 3:28 (Stereolab)
5. "Sacred Vision" - 3:19
6. "Friends They Are Jewels" - 4:14
7. "Hickory" - 4:35
8. "Waitin' for a Superman" - 4:34 (The Flaming Lips)
9. "Swans and the Swimming" - 3:24
10. "Call Your Boys" - 3:47
11. "Such Great Heights" - 4:11 (Gibbard, Tamborello)

Disc 2

1. "Communion Cups & Someone's Coat" - 2:02
2. "Belated Promise Ring" - 3:45
3. "God Made the Automobile" - 3:54
4. "Homeward, These Shoes" - 1:34
5. "Love Vigilantes" - 3:26 (Sumner, Hook, Morris, Gilbert)
6. "Sinning Hands" - 5:31
7. "No Moon" - 4:15
8. "Serpent Charmer" - 2:39
9. "Carried Home" - 6:31
10. "Kingdom of the Animals" - 5:05
11. "Arms of a Thief" - 3:41
12. "The Trapeze Swinger" - 9:31

All songs written by Sam Beam, except where noted.

References